What is the one thing you wish you had known before your first trip to China?
Save your hotel name and address in Chinese before you land. It helps with ride-hailing, station staff, and any moment when your data connection is not ready.
Connect the question to a destination or attraction so useful answers also strengthen the place guide.
Save your hotel name and address in Chinese before you land. It helps with ride-hailing, station staff, and any moment when your data connection is not ready.
Save your hotel name and address in Chinese before you land. It helps with ride-hailing, station staff, and any moment when your data connection is not ready.
14 helpful votesThree full days is a practical minimum for a first visit if you group stops by district. Elevation and transfers make viewpoint-hopping slower than the map suggests.
Three full days is a practical minimum for a first visit if you group stops by district. Elevation and transfers make viewpoint-hopping slower than the map suggests.
10 helpful votesFor a large unfamiliar station, arriving about 45–60 minutes before departure gives useful margin. Check the exact station because many cities have several.
For a large unfamiliar station, arriving about 45–60 minutes before departure gives useful margin. Check the exact station because many cities have several.
9 helpful votesStart with the city or district sports bureau, then confirm the exact venue’s latest notice. Search the Chinese event name plus the city, and check whether access needs registration. Treat national listings as discovery, not a promise that every activity is open to walk-ins.
Start with the city or district sports bureau, then confirm the exact venue’s latest notice. Search the Chinese event name plus the city, and check whether access needs registration. Treat national listings as discovery, not a promise that every activity is open to walk-ins.
8 helpful votes